Photo credit: © Trustees of the Natural History Museum
A museum must-do is the fabulous new Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur exhibition which opened at the Natural History Museum yesterday.
It’s incredibly hard to imagine an animal inhabiting Earth which was 37 metres long and weighed 57 tonnes, but now you can as you follow the NHM’s meticulously curated interactive experience.
Dr Alex Burch, Director of Public Programmes, explains: ‘Since the term dinosaur was coined back in 1842 by the founding Director of the Natural History Museum, these ‘terrible lizards’ have captured the imaginations of children everywhere. These awe-inspiring giants entice children to science and inspire them about the natural world – helping them become advocates for the planet from an early age. Learning that birds are living dinosaurs is an amazing entry to evolution – at any age!’
‘Throughout the exhibition we explore how these relatively unknown dinosaurs were able to exist at such an astonishing size and hope visitors will revel with the childlike delight that comes with standing next to a creature like Patagotitan. To see it is to be humbled by the sheer majesty and dynamism of the natural world.’
This absolutely fascinating and mind-blowing exhibition is suitable for everyone aged five years plus (including adults!), and we would urge early booking of tickets to avoid disappointment.